Oxygen mobility in yttrium hydride films studied by isotopic labelling

Oxygen mobility in yttrium hydride films studied by isotopic labelling

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The olea europaea montra photochromic properties of oxygen-containing yttrium hydride thin films are directly dependent on the oxygen concentration in the material.We use 16O/18O labelling to study oxidation of YH2 films.Oxygen penetrates the film through grain boundaries and intercolumnar voids oxidising the whole film thickness, without pronounced surface oxidation or self-passivation.Once oxidised, the mobility of oxygen in the films is low and no detectable changes in chemical composition of 18O-labeled read more YHO films is found under illumination.